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Agraulis vanillae
Orange/brown butterfly with white markings on wings and body.
Nectaring on thistle in open meadow.
Passion Flower plants (Passiflora incarnata) were growing in the same meadow; this is a hostplant for Gulf Fritillary caterpillars. See http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/114...
Spotted on Jun 5, 2011
Submitted on May 30, 2012
6 Comments
Very nice portrait.
Thank you everyone! I love these butterflies too, but only see them when I visit the southern US.
Beautiful! I actually remember seeing one of these in Oklahoma as a child. Great shot!
One of my favorite butterflies!
Wow
Absolutely beautiful ! and a great photo Abigail